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I am trying to get quotes for cost of an excavator to dig the set. Which is more difficult then I thought it was going to be. Well I am just hoping to hear back from the land owner to confirm that I can use his property and that I can build the set.

It's going to be about 20 or so meters. I'm still working on the design of the trench. It won't all Benin a straight line as the real trenches zig zagged. Usually never more the. 10 or so yards in a straight line. I have done my research, during some half the year the trenches where muddy water...

I have talked with a few land owners in the area. I actually got in touch with an old acquaintance of mine and he is going to talk to his dad who owns lots of land but for no real use to see if I can shoot there. I have friends who are Heavy Equipment Operators. And I'm going to have to rent...

Hey, I'm currently working on Pre-production for a WW1 Period film. My biggest hurdle, after securing financing (which in its self is a whole other topic) is securing the land for the set. The set is a Front line trench, which I would like to dig into the ground. Now where I want to shoot...

Ok, so I have been looking at tripods and I was wondering people's opinion on this Manfrotto?http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/827212-REG/Manfrotto_MVH502_546BK_Mvh502A_Head_546_Tripod_Padded.html ~Thanato

I'm still doing the research. Right now in my area I have 3 cities of 100,000+, along with a number of tourist towns. There isn't much local competition, which could be 1 of 2 things, A) Because there is no business, or B) Because no one has seen the potential for business. I am hoping it is the...

I should of gone further into details. Well, right now I am looking to trying to get clients who are interested in having video's shot, such as Commercials for small business, music video's for Indie Bands, etc. I live in an area that is a decent drive from any rental houses so renting all my...

Hey Guys, Well I've decided to take the plunge and try and make money with film. I'm not going to go deep into my business plan but what I need help with is decided what gear is essential that I do not currently have. What I have. VG20 with Kit Lens NTG-2 with XLR to Mini Adapter Boom Poll...

Well, talking to both Recent (as of last year) and past Grads of my program many of them are making comfortable livings in the Industry, as Lighting Technicians, Grips, Camera, Directors. Yes Film school is not required to Get into the Industry however it is a good way to break into it via...

I am definitely not regretting going to film school. We have industry professionals (grads from this program). People from the program I am in have found work all over the industry. Like every industry Film is hard to get into, but you don't need to know someone to start, at least in Canada, you...

My school was looking at renting an Alexa before they decided to buy one (only school in Canada which will own an Alexa, and a Red One). According to them its $5000 a week for the camera +Kit.

Oh well film, as the main medium for the film industry is on its last legs. Technicolor is shutting down processing and the only place left in North America to process film, other then hobby labs, will be in LA. ~Thanato

I shoot Narative and am looking at doing a Doc in the near future so I am looking at somethng that wont over heat and die on me. I was looking at the NEX VG-20 as it shoots 24 and 60. However I think I will keep researching and see whats on the market in a year. ~Thanato

Hello, In my arsenal I have a Canon XL1s and HV40 video cameras and I have a Nikon D3000 DSLR for stills. I am debating selling all three and purchasing a new camera (still in the process of researching). I am just wondering if it is worth selling them, or should I continue to use the XL1s as...

Well the reason's we are taking such a long time to develop this is that as of right now we are in a variety of locations, as for my im heading back to school after a few years in the army so that is why I chose a summer shooting schedule, also considering I'm from Ontario, I don't want to shoot...

We are aiming for an average length of episode between 3-10 minutes depending on the story being told in that particulare episode. Probably with an mean number of 5 minutes. ~Thanato

Hello... Me and a small group of friends are in early preproduction on an, as of yet, untitled webseries. Right now we are aiming to have a 10 episode first season and if it is successful make a second. Our goal is to start shooting in the summer of next year for a fall/winter run. I'll forgo...

I got the NADY DMP-2. I havnt had to much time to play around with it just a basic test. However just from that test it boosted the volume of the sound from the Mic into the MA-100 shoulder mount on the XL1s camera. It has two inputs and two outputs as well as two gain knobs for each. You can...

Knightly I would like to thank you alot. The preamp solved the issue. Now I can start shooting my short after a few more edits of the script. Thanks alot. ~Thanato

Would you recommend that particular model or are there similar models? ~Thanato